How Far Did the US Economy Boom in the 1920s? (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE History): Exam Questions

Exam code: 0470 & 0977

2 hours7 questions
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4 marks

American society was changing rapidly by 1919.

Who were the WASPs?

1
6 marks

American society was changing rapidly by 1919.

Why did life not improve for many Black Americans who moved to the northern states?

2
10 marks

American society was changing rapidly by 1919.

Which did more harm to Black Americans in the 1920s: the Jim Crow Laws in the South or racist attitudes in the North? Explain your answer.

1
15 marks

Write an account of the problems faced by farmers in the USA in the 1920s.

2
25 marks

Discuss the impact of overproduction in agriculture in the USA in the 1920s

3
15 marks

Write an account of the growth of new industries in the USA during the 1920s.

4
25 marks

Discuss the importance of confidence to the American economic boom of the 1920s.